Selectable recording means for



y 22,1952 P. SPURLINO EI'AL 2,604,041

SELECTABLE RECORDING MEANS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed July 12, 1950 7 Sheets-Sheet l LO 8 m: g 3 55 w ROW l ENTORS PAS L SPURLINO 8; MARVIN D. FROST BY 5w M THEIR ATTORNEYS July 22, 1952 P. SPURLINO EI'AL 2,604,041

SELECTABLE RECORDING MEANS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES INVENTORS PASCAL SPURLINO & MARVIN D. FROST THEIR ATTORNEYS gw/w/ v SELECTABLE RECORDING MEANS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed July 12, 1950 July 22, 1952 P. SPURLINO EI'AL 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS PASCAL SPURLINO a MARVIN D. FROST Z THElR ATTORNEYS y 1952 P. SPURLINO z-ru.

SELECTABLE RECORDING MEANS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed July 12, 1950 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTORS PASCAL SPURLINO a MARVIN D. FROST gygw THEIR ATTORNEYS 4 mm N was. m mm v was. 0 mn m was. mm m was. m was. 0- was.

Patented July 22, 1952 SELECTABLE RECORDING MEANS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Pascal Spurlino, Oakwood, and Marvin D. Frost, Dayton, Ohio, assignors to The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Maryland Application July 12, 1950, Serial No. 173,298

accounting machines having a plurality of indi- 1 vidual record strips or tapes and having means for variably selectingthe individual record strips or tapes to receive printed data thereon. The particular type of accounting machine in which the present invention is embodied is shown in the United StatesLetters Patent No. 2,361,662, issued October-31, 1944, to Pascal Spurlino and Konrad Rauch. y

The paper chute for the record strips of the present invention is, however, of the type shown and described in the United States Patent No. 2,487,901, issued on November 15, 1949, to Pascal Spurlino, Jacob Gantner, and Walter J. Kreider. -Machines of: the general type 'in which the present invention is embodied are shown inv the following United States Letters Patent, and reference may be-had to them for a complete showingand description of standard mechanisms not fully disclosed herein: United States Patents Nos. 1,619,796; 1,747,397; and 1,761,542, issued March 1,-1927; February 18, 1930; and June 3, 1930, respectively, to Bernis M. Shipley; No. 2,175,346, issued October 10, 1939, to Maximilian M. Goldberg; No. 2,141,332, issued December 27, 1938, to Charles H. Arnold; and No. 1,693,279, issued November 27, 1928, to Walter J. Kreider.

The machine embodying the present invention, and as now constructed, is well adapted for use by banks, and especially in the Proof Department thereof, where the various items J are listed and a printed list of checks paid by a bank when thesechecks are sent back to the bank on which they are' drawn. i v a Therefore, for use in connection withthese and other requirements of the bank, a machine which prints individual lists of groups of items provides, accurate machine-printed results immediately at the close of the day's business,

14 Claims. (01. 101-96) which printed results are on individual record strips or tapes and may be attached to the various groups of checks being sent back to banks on which those checks are drawn.

Many clearing house banks also desire to keep accurate checks on the number of days of float which are chargeable to various banks in clearing house areas outside of the local clearinghouse area. a

This. invention, therefore, provides for the variable selection of the record strips or tapes, which are to receive printed data, in order-that tapes may be selected and records kept on various banks, so that the proper charges may be made against those banks for the number of days float with which they are chargeable.

It is, therefore, one object of this invention to provide an accounting machine with a plurality of individual listing tapes or record strips for recording the items of various classifications thereon, and toprovide selecting meansfor selecting'the tapes to be printed upon for particular types of operations or transactions.

Another object is to provide means'for selecting tapes to receive the printed records andalso to provide other means to supersede thecontrol of the original selecting means whereby other tapes may be selected, depending upon the usage of the machine at that time.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an accounting machine with a plurality of individual record strips or listing tapes and a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said tapes effective to receive printed data, and also with means to render the selec tivity of certain of those manipulative devices ineifective and render other manipulative devices effective.

With these'and incidental objects in view, the invention includes certain novel features of construction and; combinations of parts, a preferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the keyboard of. the machine.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the machine taken from the right of one of the amount banks and shows said bank and the differential mechanism associated therewith, and also shows a portion of the tape selection and tape feed operating means.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the machine taken to the right of the second transaction bank or row 3, as it is designated in Fig, Land shows units is removed from the machine.

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patents disclose what are known that it will be projected out at the rear of the machine.

Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the release of the paper feeler mechanism during the machine operation. l Fig. 7 is a detail view showing one of the printing hammers for one of the strips and a part of the selecting mechanism associated therewith.

Big; 8 is a detail view showing the interlocking means to prevent the machine from being releasedwhen an one of the record strips or tapes should break and also to prevent release of the machinewhen any one of the record strip or tape Fig.9 is a detail showing a part of the mechanism-ior-the interlocking of the machine to prevent printing after the machine release when the recordstrip or tape has been broken or become exhausted. i

'Fig'lil-isa view showing two of the means associated with two of the-record strips. or tapes which cause the machine release mechanism to be locked to prevent release of the machine when one of the record strips or tapes has been removed from the machine.

Fig. 11 shows diagrammatically (only two being 7 shown) a plan view of the record strip or record plan View of the mechanism for 12 is a control of the changing or varying the selection tapes by the-keys.

Fig. 13 is aside elevation of the same mech- 'anism;

Fig.l4 is a detail ofa portion of one of the record strips or tapes.

1-5 is a diagrammatic view showing the several groups of controldisks or plates which 7 function in connection with the selection of the record strips or tapes for operation.

Fig. 16 is a chart :of the control or selecting plate groups showing how these groups of plates are notched out for control purposes for the selection of the various record strips or tapes as determined by the keys of rows 2 and 3, shown in Fig-.1.

I GENERAL DESCRIPTION Described .ingeneral terms, the machine embodying the instant inventionis of the type generally disclosed in the above-mentioned Shipley, Goldberg and Spurlino patents. These patents disclosea plurality of 'totalizers into which may be distributed variousamounts, according to the business systems for which the machine is built. In the present instance, the totalizers are adapted to receive the many and various items constituting individual transactions that are handled in the ordinary banking business. Those in the art as add and subtract totalizers or crossfooters, from which balances may be printed at anytime desired.

There is provided in the machine of the present invention an internal gear driving mechanism such as that disclosed in the above-mentioned Kreider patent, which is for the purpose of simultaneously setting up, on groups of printing devices, amounts and data under the control of keys, so that printing may be accomplished on a particular one of the record strips or individual tapes which may be selected, under control of transaction keys to receive the printing of such data.

As has been previousl stated, certain out-oftown banks and also certain local banks require, with checks paid out by the banks having one of the machines of this invention in its Proof Department, a printed list for each of said banks. showing the amount of each of the checks which have been paid by the bank, which checks are drawn on other local banks or out-of-town banks.

Therefore, to provide for such individual item lists, the present invention is provided with ten individual tapes or detail strips with removable .frames for carrying those-strips, so that the frames can be readily taken out of the machine 7 to. have the paper replaced-whenever necessary. The machine keyboardis arranged for taking careiof all business in connection with the bank.)

whereby all transactionshandled by the-bank may be. listed in this machineand printed records.

made of those transactions. The -machine is. therefore, provided with the usual banks of amount keys of sufiicient capacity totake care of the ordinary business of any bank.

There are three rows of what are knownas con-v trol keys, for the purpose of selecting various day, when it. is desired to clear out the machine to. renderit ready for business the following are designated for the purpose of entering debits] from various local banks, and transit banks, and also for keeping records of the cash. received by -three:tellers. The first key in row 3 is used 'for the purpose of entering debits from a local bank. the next four keys for transit banks, the next key for tellers cash, and the three lower keys for ledger accounts. Associated with keys Nos. I and H! to I18. are ten individual record strips or tapes upon which are printed the amounts charged to thevarious :banks and tellers.

Associated with each one of these keys I to -l0 is one. of. the removable individual listingtapes above referred to. There is mechanism in the machine under control of these ten keys which selects the proper one ofethe individual tapes to receive the printed impression of the amount of the item beingentered in the machine.

Prior to the entry of these debits, the total amount of the entire block. or debit is first .enteredin the crossfooter by;the depression of the plus key in row-2, at the top of this row, when the transaction relates to a customers deposit. This of course takes place after the amount of the total has been set up on the keyboard. This total amount goes into the plus side of the cross- .in row 3-and these individualamounts are, subtracted from the crossfootenso that,.at thesend of, the ;entry of the several items of thisparticular ;batch,,the crossfooter should be clear, which of course is proof that the items were properly totaled. V 4

- These items may come from the tellers cage and usually are they deposits made by the customers having checking accounts in the bank.

At the same time that the deposit of a customer isrun through this bank proof machine, a deposit slip may be printed upon the back thereof, upon which depositslip are listed all of the items of that deposit. a 1 Also, when a person comes into the bank to cash acheck, the check may be placed inthe machine and a verifying amount printed on the back of the check by the machine.

Whenit is desired to cause the keys 2, 3, 4, or of ,row 3 to select one of the individual record strips, the machine is provided with manually adjustable mechanism for varying or changing the control of the keys of row}! and the. top key of row 3, so thatall five top keys ,of row 3 and all five top keys ofrow 4 may, control the selection of the various-individual tapes instead of 'all-"of the keys of row 4 and only one key in row 3.

This is particularly useful when a clearing house bank is desirous of keeping a closer check on individual transit banks withregarcl to their float, so that the proper charges may be made in the clearing house for that float. H i

Of course, when the first five keysof row 3 and the first five keys of row 4 are arrangedto con trolthe selection of the various individual tapes, then the four bottom keys of row 4 areno longer effective'to select any of the individual tapes DETAILED DESCRIPTION Framework and. operating mechanism. iThemachinegframework for the main part of the machine comprises aleft frame 60 ('Figs.2 and} 3) and a right side frame '(not shown), which support most of the machine mechanisms, which are in turn secured to a base 6| and are further supported in relation to each other by various'cross frames, rods, and bars. Thebase 6! rests on and is secured to four printer frames "62, only two of which are shown in Figs. 2, 3, '5, and 12 These printer'frames are held in proper relationship to each other by tie rods 66 (Fig. 5),

only oneof which is shown in this present case. Alljfour printer frames rest on the surface of a sub-base 61 (Fig. 5).

The machine propenand also the printing mechanism thereof are enclosed in a suitable cabinet In (Fig.2), having the necessary hinged openings for access to certain parts of the machine by the operatorwhenever necessary. All hinged openings are provided with suitable locks to prevent unauthorized persons from having access to the inner part of the machine.

Machine operating mechanism Normally the machine is electrically operated 'by a conventional type of motor, such as that disclosed in the Shipley patents referred to hereinof'so-called motorized or operating keys lo cated in row I or the total control row and also in rows 2, 3, and :4. These keys and their use main drive shaft 12 journaled in the, 1eft side frame 60 and the right side frame (not shown).

The movement of this key lock shaft H simultaneously operates the switch mechanismwhich closes the, circuit to the motor, thus causing; the motor to operate and, through gearings, shown Mr-the above-mentioned Shipley patents, drive the maindrive shaft'l2. i h

After themachine has performedthe proper number. of cycles to complete the type of operation being executed, the key lock shaft .isreturned counter-clockwise to disengage the clutch mechanism and simultaneously open theswitch to the electric motor.- When the machine is manually operated by the-use ofthehand crank, the ope i s are e f r releasinsi ekmac in i e act e amema ner asw nthe machine is electrically operated.

Keyboard V The keyboard of the machine'is shown in dia grammatic form in Fig. 1.- .At the extremeleft there is a row of keys I5, whichfmay be used to control the printing of any desirable special designations inconnectionwith any itementered'in the. machine. ,There are ten rows of amount keys 1B, which may have thereon, whendesired, two numberscomplementary to, ea cl'ifiother, as shown in the above-mentioned Spurlino er al. te t iq-2 361 T e ma mii f s e complementary numbers and are used in setting up complements to correct errors when the operator makes a mistake in setting up the a mount or'when a; depositor has added incorrectly on his deposit slip. Thereare three banks or rows of transaction keys 11, 18, and 19, designated row 2, row 3, and row4, respectively. i

' When a customers deposit is to be entered and distributed by the machinathe totalof the deposit is set up on the amount keys 16,an'd the plus key 11 in row 2 is depressedand the machine put through one operation, whereinthe totalfof the deposit is entered in the cross-footer and also in a group totalizer, which is located in the tenth positioninrow 4.' 1 A distribution of the various. items making up the total of thedeposit'just entered is then made, the operator setting upth'e amount of each check and distributing these amounts in any of the proper totalizers related to the" eighteen trans.- a-ction keys in rows 3 and 4. The'trans action keys in row 4 and the top transaction key inrow 3 also c'ontrol'the selection'of specialin'dividual listingtapes, which will be hereinafter described, whereupon the amount, of i the checks'as they are distributed is printed upon 'these individual tapes.

Also; as before stated, the control of the selection of these tapes may be changed by means to be hereinafter described, whereby the top five keys'18 of row 3 and the top fivekeys 79 of row 4may' control the selection of these individual recording tapes ordetail strips, and, when the machine is set for 'suc h selection, the four lower keys 19 of row 4 are no longer'controllin'g keys for tape selection.

row has six keys. 80 to 'inclusive. I The first four eieo goei keys 80' to 83 inclusive are used tocontrol the machine for taking totals and sub-totals'-'from the totalizersassociatedwith keys in rows '3'and 4. Thekey-84 sub-totals the-cross-footer to print the-amount of an error =to-show whether or not this error is a plus error ora minus-error. The key 85 is in the add keys minus-I9 andminus 20 of row 2, and all of the keysin'rows3and-4.

The present machine has a totalcontro'l plate (not-shown) for controlling the engaging and disengaging movements of the three 'tota'liz'er lines shown'in Fig.2 in adding, non-adding, subtracting, total printing, and-sub=total printing operations. The positioning of this total control-plate is controlled bythe total keys 80-to 85 inclusive. Such a plate is mentioned Goldberg patent and/also in the above-mentioned Spurlino and Rauch Patent Thepresent machine has three lines of totalizers, including two lines of adding totalizers and, on the third line, an add-subtract or' balance' totalizer, known'in -the ar'tas a crossfooteri The adding totalizers on thevarious' lines and the crossfooterare selectedfor engagement with the actuators by means of keys in rows 2, 3, and 4 (Fig. 1)

' totalizers and the manner in which the keys I30 to 85' and the total control plate (not shown) control the engaging and disengagingmovement of the different 'totalizer lines. are fully explained in the Shipley patents previously'referred'to, and

also intheShiple'y Patent No. 2,262,258, issued on November 1 1-, 1941. Therefore, only'a-brief generaldescription of such mechani'sm -will-be g'i'ven herein.

Amount banksand their associated difierentia'l V mechanisms As previously stated, the .r'nachineof this invention has ten rowsof amountkeys, and as all of the rows'or. banks of keys and their associated difierential mechanisms .are similar in .everyrespect, it is believed that a description of one of these rows of keys andits difierential mechanism will besufiicient.

1 Fig.2 is a transverse sectional view'of the machine taken just to the right of one ofthe amount banks, showingsaid bank. and .its associated dif- 7 ferential mechanism, which will be considered as representative of all of the amount. banks.

The' amount'keys I6 (Fig; 2) are mounted in a key frame 33 supported by. rods 3.1 and'QB" ex.- tending between the main frames'of themachine.

Depression of-one of the'keysilt rocksazerostop pawl 99 for this. particular denomination counter-clockwise out of-the-path of a resetspider I010 free on a hub of an amount differentiallactuator .IIII rotatablysupportedjby .a hub I02 extending. between, two similar amount differential support plates I03 (only one .of which is shown here) in turn supported by'rods [Mend I05extending between the main. machine frames. There is a pair (of the support platesII03 vforjeach of the amount difierenti'alaand alt'ierod I06 extends through theholes in the. center of the hubs I02 to secure..all.of the amount. difierentialsfin a compactunit. e

A. slot in the forward .end-oilthe spiderjI;0,0.-engages a studIin-a .Iatch diseri'g-agina arm I 0.1. pivoted onv an extension of the actuator Jl'IlI. The arm I01 and a companion arm I03 together supshown in the aboveposition and is used with port a differential latch I09 for radial -sh-ifting movement. A spring IIO urges the arms I01 and I08 and the latch I09 rearwardly to normally hold a foot I I I of said latch in engagement with a=shoulder III on a differential driver II-3 rotatably supported on the hub of the actuator I0I A link II4 pivotal-1y connects the driver II-'3":toa lever II'5 pivoted on a stud III; in the left-hand one ofthe plates I03, and said lever-I I5 carries rollers II'T'and H8, which cooperate, respectively,

7 with the peripheries of companionplatecams I I-Q and I20, secured on the main drive shaft-IL Depression of one of the amount keys 1-6 likewise moves the lower end thereof into thepath ofa rounded surface I-2'I1o'f an extension of the arm In adding operations, the'main shatt l lfla'nd thecams I I9 and I20 make one clockwise revolution, causing the lever I I5 to rock the driver. I..I'-3 first clockwise and then counter-clockwise back to normal position. During itsclockwisemovement, the driver II 3, by means of the shoulder I I2 in cooperation with'the'foot'I II of the lat ch I09, carries said latch and-the amount actuator I0I clockwise in unison therewith untilf' the rounded surface I2I contacts thestem of the depressed key I6. 7 This rocks the latch arm ml and its companion arm I03 counter-clockwise to disengage thefoot III from the shoulder I.I 2".to interrupt the clockwise movement of the actuator I01 and to position said actuator in proportion to or commensurate with the depressed'amount keys I6. Disengaging movement of the latch. I 09 moves a'rounded extension I'ZZthereo'f into-engagement with the corresponding one: of a series of locating notches I23 on a plate I24 secured between the tie rod I04 and the upper extension of the left-hand support plate I03;

After the latch I09 is disengaged from the shou der I-I2- of the driver I I'3, said.drivercontinues'its clockwise movement without interruption,.icausing anarcuate surface I25 thereof, in combination. with the sole of the foot I [1, to lock the extension I22 of the latch H19 in a notch I23 correspondingto the depressed amount key. When the. lever I I5 and the driver I I3 reach the termini of their initial movements clockwise, a roller 126,-, carriediby said lever I [5,. engages an arcuate' surface I 2! on the .under side of an amountilb'eam lzfl' pivoted at I to the actuator I0I and forces an arcuate surfaceon'theupper edge of said beam into contact with the hub vof said actuator I0.I to position the beam I28 in proportion- 1:0 the. depressed amount key T6. The beam' .l28.has aslot. I.3I, which engages. .a stud I32. in .a link I33, the upperendof which is pivotally connected to. an aligning segment I34 mounted onone of .the series of nested tubes I 35 supported by a plate I pivotally mountedon a. stud MI in a.

segmental gear I42. free on a shaft I-43,,journaled in the side. frames of 'the'machincl ,The teeth of .the segmental gear I42 mesh with the external t'eethof anexternal-internal r'inggear I44, theiniternal. teeth of which mesh with a pinion which drives a square shaft. The square shaftzin turn drives similar pinions meshing with the internal teeth of gears'similar'to the'gear I44, theex'tern'al teeth of which gearsare adapted tomesh withand drive corresponding denominational type'wheels in each row of the column-printing mechanism, which column-printing mechanism in the present case is for the purpose of printing on the individual listing tapes to be hereinafter described, and also for printing on a master tape, which is not shown in this particular case, but which is shown in the above-mentioned Spurlino and Ranch Patent No. 2,361,662. r

' This above method of driving the type wheels of the column-printing accounting machines is fully explained in the previously-mentioned Arnold Patent No. 2,141,332 and embodies an application of the driving mechanism disclosed in the above-mentioned Kreider Patent No. 1,693,279.

For the purpose of aligning the differential mechanism and the type wheels set thereby, there is provided on each of the segments I34 a series of notches I41 engaged by an aliner I48 secured to a shaft I49.

The aliner I48 is disengaged from the notches I4'I' during the difierential setting of the type wheels, and, after they have been set under the control of the keys through the differential mechanism, the aliner I48 is again moved into engagement with the notches I41, thus positively alining the type wheels.

Return movement, counter-clockwise, of the driver I I3 causes a surface I50 thereon to engage a stud I5I on the actuator IOI and return said actuator to normal position. 'During such movement of the actuator, the foot III of the latch returns to its normal position above the shoulder '2 of the driver II3.

The zero elimination mechanism above mentioned, which is for the purpose of controlling the printing of zeros and which is controlled by the above-mentioned zero elimination cam plate I40, is not directly involved in the invention in the present application, and, therefore, no further reference to the zero elimination mechanism will be given herein, such type of zero elimination mechanism being illustrated and described in the above-mentioned Arnold Patent No. 2,141,332.

' Totalizers vThe machine of this invention has two lines of the usual well-known interspersed adding totalizers, one line being located on a rear or #2 totalizer line and the other line being located on a front or #3 totalizer line, and in addition has one addsubtract' totalizer or cross-footer on the #I totalizer line, which is known as the upper line.

' Theadd-subtract totalizer or crossfooter on the #I .line is indicated by the reference number I 51. The totalizer wheels of the totalizers on the #2 or back line are designated I58, and the interspersed totalizers on the front or #3 line are designated I59.

, The totalizers of these three types are old and well known in the art and are fully illustrated and described in the previously-mentioned Shipley patents, and, therefore, no further description of the construction of these totalizers is thought necessary herein.

' As is usual in machines of. this type, the actuators IOI are divided into three tooth sections, shown at I60, I6I, and I62 in Fig. 2. The sections I60 actuate the add and subtract totalizer or crossfooter on line #I. The tooth sections IBI actuate the totalizers I 58 on line #2 and the tooth sections I62 actuate the totalizers I59 on the front or #3 line.

In adding operations, the wheels of the selected totalizer or totalizers, as the case may be, are engaged with their respective sets of actuating tooth sections I60, I6I, and I62 of the actuators IOI after said actuators complete their setting movement in a clockwise direction under the control of the amount keys. Return movements counterclockwise of the actuators IOI rotate the corre-.

sponding wheels of the selected and engaged totalizer or totalizers in proportion to the value of the depressed amount keys I6 to enter in said totalizers the amount corresponding to the keys depressed. p

- In subtract operations, the-corresponding'subtract wheels of the balance totalizer or crossfooter I51 are engaged with the teeth I60 ofthe actuator IQI exactly the sameas in adding'ope'ra tions, and the return movement of the actuator reverselyrotates the adding wheels I5I of the crossfooter through the reverse gearing shown in Fig. 2, which is well known in the "art and shown in several of the above-mentioned Shipley patents.-

If no amount keys I6 of a bank (Fig. 2) 'are depressed, the zero stop pawl 99 of that bankremains in the path of the spider I00 and, upon initial movement of the spider by the actuator IOI, engages said spider and disengages .the latch I09 from the driver II3v to locate said actuator in zero position. After the actuator IN is positioned at zero, the roller I26 positions .the beam I28, the link I33, and the segments I34 and 131 in proportion thereto, as shown in Fig. 2.

At the end of any type of operation, the actuator IOI isalways returned to home position, as above described. However, the links I33, the [aliner segments I34, and the printing mechanismscontrolled thereby remain in set positions atthe end of machine operations and aremoved directly from these set positions to their new positions in the succeeding operations of the machine through the beam I28 and associated mechanism, which is old and well known in the art and is often referred to as the minimum movement device.

The usual tens transfer mechanism is provided for transferring positive and negative tens transfers from lower to higher denominational orders.

Transaction keys v The transaction keys 1! of row 2 have various features. The no-float and float keys both control the addition in the minus side of the crossfooter' and, of course, control printing of the amounts as set up on the keyboard when these keys are depressed.

The keys, minus I9 and minus 20, both control addition in the minus side of the crossfooter, and key minus I9 controls addition into one group total and key minus 20 controls addition into another group total. The release key 5 is used to release the float and no-float keys. The lock release key is used to release the machine'for an operation when an error has been made. The plus key 11 and the plus I9 and plus 20 keys all cause addition to be made in the plus side of. the crossfooteryand, in addition, the plus key I9'causes addition to bemade in the group-total, the same as minus '20 and minus I 9 and minus 20 are operated, they are used in conjunction with other keys to cause the distribution of amounts set up on the amount sary. But particularly key 20 is used for checking account deposits of bank customers, and

the-key I9 is used for all other types of credits which are to be distributed and charged against 2 various accounts by-thekeys-of rows- 3 and I;

1 lnconnection .withthe lockreleaseikey H, the

following' example'may be-of assistance. In runninga deposit throughthe; machine; the operator first sets up; the total deposit, which we will say is-$l-.00, and this deposit is madeup of three checks-one for $50.00 and two for 2325.00 each. For the first operation, the operator sets up $100.00 and depresses the plus 20 key in row 2, which key selects the positive Wheels of the addsubtract totalizer or crossfooter on the #1 totalizer line to cause this amount to be, entered additively thereon and at the same. time selects a group total on line 3. This is one operation. This deposit of $100.00 is now distributed. We will say, for example, that two of-the checks came from local bank #1 and one check from local bank #2. The next step for the operator is V to set up the amount 0fi$50.00 for the $50.00

check and depress. the local bank #1 key in row 4,'which releases the machine for operation. This causes the amount of. $50.00 to be subtracted from the crossfooter and to be added into the totalizer' selected by local bank #1 key '19; Next,

the operator sets up $25.00 and depresses local bank"#l key, which causes $25.00 to be subtracted from the crossiooter and added into the selected'totaliz'er. Now, for the third operation,*$25.00 should beset up;but we'shall say, forthe purposes of illustration here; that the operator sets up $26.00 andde'presse's; the local bank #2 key. This subtractsl$20.00 from the cross footer, leaving thecrossfooter'not' at zero but in a state where $1.00 is on the minus side thereof. The operator does not know that a mistake has been made and therefore proceeds to;s'etvup the total amount of the deposit" for the next person. Whenthe total deposit has been set up on theamount keyboard; the operator then depresses the plus 20key'1l, but it-will not release the machine, because the crossfooter or add-subtract totalizer isnot at zero, since there -was;an error-made during the distribution of. the last deposit Therefore, the operator now depresses the Error key 34 to determine how much of an error there is in the: crossfooter, and whether'or not it is on the:.positive or negative side. of the crossfooter, and immediately finds that there is $1.00" on thenegative side of the crossfooter.

Therefore; $1.00 is now set up on the keyboard; -andthe lock release key ll in rowiz is depressed in combination the plus 20 key ofrow :2, whereupon $1.00 kisadded on the crossfooter, leaving the crossfooter, in zero" position.

This

amount of the error is printed on a tape in the machine for recording purposes.

The keys of row 2-select related totalizers on the #2 line of the; interspersed totalizers, as

shown :in Fig. 2. H

The keys I 8' of row-3 control the differential the individual listing tapes will be described hereinaften N All of the keys of rows 2, 3, and 4 are motorized or operating keys and cause the-machine to be releasedon the. depression thereof when distribue tions-are': made, The differentialmechanisms as-' sociated with these rows of keys are substan-. tially the same, and, therefore, a description of the row of keys l8 and the differential mechanism associated therewith willbegiven. As this diff e-rentialimechanism is diiferentially controlled in a, manner similarv tothe.- amount differential mechanism described above; and as it is fullyillustratedand described in the patents; referred to hereinbefore, only a brief description thereof; will be necessary herein. As stated above,the.keys '|8 control a transaction differential" mechanism which selects the totalizers corresponding to :the keys and which positions the printing. wheels for printing symbols corresponding to the keys. Thls particular differential: mechanism; also controls mechanism for selectingcertain of the individual listing; tapes to be printed upong which tapeswill be hereinafter described in detail. 'As above mentioned, since the differential mechanisms of rows; 2, 3, and 4 are-substantially identical; adescription of keys l8 of rovv 3 andi-ts associateddififerential will suffice-for all. p The keys 18am supported on a key frame 1 I65 carried bythe previously-described. rods 91 and 98; Depression 'of one of the keys Hi-rocks a zero stop"pawl'I66 (Fig: 3 for this transaction bank out of the path of the forward end of a spider I57 pivoted orra hub'IBS ofa differential armltfl turnably supported by a stud I10 extending. between identicalsupport plates I1 I (only one-shownhere) mounted on therods'l Maud I 05.

,The spider It? has in itsforward'end a. slot which with a shoulder I12 on adriver I'I'Lwhich receives a regularv excursion clockwise and then counterclockwise to its normal position each operation of the machine. A spring I14 holds. the foot, I'I'B of the latch arm H4 in engagement ;with,;the driver 511.. The driver IT! is pivoted onthe stud I70 and is connected by a link I78 to alever "I19 pivoted on a stud I80 supported by the plate "I.

The lever I79 carries rollers IBI and I82, which cooperate, respectively, with the peripheries of companion plate cams I83 and I84 secured to' the main d rive shaft I2.

Depression of any one of the keys #8 moves its lower end into the path of a forward extension I05 of the bell crank ITS whereuponoperation of the machine causes the cams .I-B3 and, I84, a s

previously described, tomake' one clockwise revolution in an adding and subtracting operation, to rock the lever I79 and the driver I'I'Iclockwise, whereupon the latch foot I10 carries. the differ;

I86 on an extension of the link I15 to engage with the proper one of a series of aligning notch es'I81. These notches I81 correspond to the differential positionsof the transacttion bank differential and are cut in a plate I88 supported by "extensions of the plate I 1I and the rod I04. This positions the differential mechanism in proportion to the depressed transaction key 18 without interfering with the oscillating movement of the driver I11 and connected parts. After the latch arm I14 is disengaged from the shoulder I'12 of the driver I11, an arcuate surface I89 on the periphery of the driver I11, in cooperation with thesole of the foot I16, locks the latch in the corresponding notch I81 to retain the differential mechanism in set position.

When the lever I19 reaches or nears. the terminus of its initial movement clockwise, a roller I90, carried thereby, engages the under surface I 9 Iof a beam I92, pivotally mounted on the differential arm I69, and forces an arcuate upper surface of the beam into contact with an undercut portion of the hub I86 to position said beam "I92 in proportion to the depressed transaction key 18. The rear end of the beam I92 embraces ,a stud I93 of. a link I94 pivotally connected at iitlslupper end to an alining segment I95 secured to one of the nested sleeves I35 on the shaft I36. This aliner segment I95 has alining notches I41 to cooperate with'the previously-described liner I48,'which is mounted on the shaft I49. This liner I48, which alines the amount differential associatedmeans, also alines the transaction differential associated means.

The link I94 is also pivotally connected to a printer positioning segment I96 secured to the fshaftil38. The link I94 transmits the differential positioning of the beam I92to thefalining segment I 95 and also to the segment I9fi,'the segament I95 being adapted to control mechamsm,

which shifts the set of wheels of the totaliz'ers on the #2 line to select the appropriate totalizer according to the key 10 depressed, into alinement with the corresponding actuators I I, in the manher which is fully illustrated and described in the above-mentioned Shipley patents.

The segment I96 (Fig. 3) is connected by a link I91 to a segment 200, the teeth of which mesh with the external teeth of an external-internal drive gear 20I, similar to the gear I44. The gear 20I is operatively connected to the type wheels and the indicators for the'second transmission bank by means of internal teeth therein, incooperation with drive pinions mounted. on a square shaft, and other internal-external gears, according to the principle shown and described in the above-mentioned Kreider patent.

'The mechanism described immediately above transmits. the differential DPSitiOning of the beam I 92 to the t li wheels and indicators for the second transaction bank, whereupon operat1onof the printing mechanism causes a symbol characteris- *tic of the depressed transaction key 18to beprinted on the selected one of the individual listing tapes, This differential mechanism also, by

means to be described later, controls the selection of various ones of the individual recording tapes or strips.

Printer PRINTER DRIVING MEANS All of the operating cams in the printing mechanisms are driven from a printer drive shaft 202 (Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6), which receives its movement from the main drive shaft in the following manner:

Secured to the shaft 202 is a gear 203 (Fig. 3) meshing with a gear 204 mounted on a stud 205 in the base 6|. The gear 204 meshes with a gear 206 mounted on a stub shaft 201 in axial alinement with the machine drive shaft 12. The ratio of the gears 203, 204, and 206 is such that one revolution of the drive shaft 12 causes one revolution of the printer drive shaft 202. The stub shaft 201 is connectedto the main shaft 12 by a clutch mechanism (not shown), which functions in total-printing operations to disconect the stub shaft 201 from the main shaft 12 during the first cycle of said total-printing operations to prevent operation of any of the printer mechanisms during said first cycle.

The clutch connection between the main drive shaft 12 and the stub shaft 201, which drives the printer in the manner above described, is fully illustrated and described I in the United States Patent No. 2,351,541, issued to Everett H. Placke on June 13, 1944.

INDIVIDUAL LISTING TA'PES As has been previously stated, this invention includes ten individual listing tapes, which are of the keys 18 and 19, as just' above mentioned,

may be changed or varied under the control of two differentially adjustable members in a manner to be hereinafter described. I 1

These individual listing tapes are mounted on the front part of the machine and are removable from the machine, so that it is a very easy matter to replace the paper roll when it has been exhaus ted. Also, extraf frames which. containv a fresh supply of listing tape may. be provided for the banks-so that, if they wish, they mayhave one always ready to replacea frame in which the supply of tape has been exhaustedfso that there will be no appreciable amount oftime lost in replenishing the supply of tape during busy hours of the day. f

A portion of two of. these tapes andja part of the frames which support them. are, diagrammatically shown in Figll, and a'section through one of the frames is shown in Fig. 5. Also, a portion of one of .the printerv tapes by itself, showing printed data thereon, is shown in Fig-14. Q

All individual tapes are given the reference number 2I 2, and, since the individual listing tape frames. are'all, alike, and the mechanism for operating the hammers for the tapes and also the feedingmechanism for the tapes are similar foreach of the tapes,, adescription of one frame, the hammer-operating means-forits tape, and the feeding means for ,thefta'pefwill suflice for all. I v

' The ten individual listing tape frames are .supported on a plate 2I3 (Figs. 5 and 10) secured to the. bottoms of the printer frames 62 of the machine. The plate 2I3 has' secured to its top ten U-shaped guides 2I4, one for eachof the individual listing frames, which guides havelatarea-ea 6.115 eral flanges 2I5. the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained.

Referringnow' to Figs. 5 and 11, each of the tape printing frames is composed of side plates 21B and 2 l1, tied together near their. lower edges by rods 218 and 220 and near .their upper edges by rods 22!, 222, 223, and 224. The rods 248 and 22! rest on top of the flanges 2|5, and studs 225, one in each of the plates2t6 and 211, ride underneath said flanges. The plates 2 t6 and2 l1 are also proyided with flanges 225, whiohride underneath the flanges 2l5. V 7 Therefore, the listingtape frame is kept from ,any lateralmovement and also from any up-anddown movement, the flanges 226 preventing later'al movement and also preventingv any movement of the frame too far in an upward direction. Pivoteclon a stud 23!)(Fig. 5) on the plate 2l1 is a spring-actuated latch 23!, havinganose-ZSZ to, latch over the tie bar 56 when the frame is properly located in its operating, position in the machine. j

To remove the frame fromthe machine, the operator merely depresses the forward endof the latch 23l torelease the nose 232 from the tie bar 56,, whereupon the entire frame may be withdrawn from the machine... I The item tape or strip 2 I2 is fed from a supply roll 233 (Fig. 5) over rollers 234 on the rods 22! and 223, around a roller 234 on a rod 222, over a knurled feed roll- 235, mounted on the rod 224,

and underneath a knurled tension roll 235, carried on al ever 231 pivoted ona stud 238 on the side'plate 2H and heldin contact with the paper strip by a spring 239. The strip 2.!2 is then fed I over a guide plate 240 and underneath a serrated tear-off plate 22], so, that the strip maybe-torn off by the operator when the listing of the checks has been completed.

When the strip 2l2 is not torn off, it is fed from between the plate 240 and the tear-off plate 24! intothe mouth of a combined cover and tape chute 242, which extends downwardly and rearwardly underneath the sub-base 61 to the rear of the machine... This combined cover and printer. frames.

is 252 in each of the U-shaped'guides 2| 4. A spring 253, connected to the slide 250 and to :a pin on the guide 2 [4, holds the slide 250 in the position shown in Fig. 10, when the listing tape frame is out of the machine. Each guide 250 is pro.- vided with an upturned lip 254.

Pivoted on a rod 255, carried by the listing tape frames 216 and 2l1, is a lever 256, connected by .a pin-and-slot connection 251 to a lever 258, pivoted on .a rod 259, also carried by the listing tape framesZIG' and 211. The lever 258 has a finger 260, which, when the listing tape frame is putinto the machine, contacts the upturned .lip 254 'ofthe slide 258 and pushes the slide rearwardly from the. position shown in Fig. 10 to the position shown in'Fig. 8, whereby the pins 252 are. in the forward ends. of the slots l instead of the rear ends of the slots, as they are in Fig. '10, when the listing tape frame is out of the machine.

The lever. 258 has an arm 260, which, when the listing tape frame is slid into the machine and latched in its normal operating position, engages astud 261 of a lever 252 pivoted on a rod. 253 carried by the printer frames 62 and moves said lever 262 into the position shown in Fig. 8 against the. tension of a spring 264. 1 I 1 Thereflis aflever 262for each one of the listing tape, frames to cooperate with the arm 260 of its respective frame. The lever 262 carries a pin 265', which normally contacts the upper sideof an', arm 2% secured'to a shaft 261, carried by the There is one arm 266 secured totheshaft 1251. for each of the levers 262. These arms 2.65am all held in contact with their re spective pins 265bymeansof aspring 268 secured toanar-mBSS;whichiis also secured to the shaft 261,4, 1

.Also secured to the shaft 261,(Fig. 8) is an arm 219; haviriga pin 21!, which normally contacts tape chute is very similar to theone illustrated and describedin. the United States Patent No. 2,487,901, issued to- Pascal Spurlino,.Jacob Gantner, andWalter' J Kreider, on November 15,119.49.

Thejtapefchute 2423s; held in position bya spring-actuated latch 223. enga i a. stud 24!! carried by the guides 2M.

when it is desired to eats the Serb an, the operator grasps a handle orknob 245 on-the upper front part of the combined cover and guide "chute 242and pulls the same forwardly, which frees the paper between the tear-off plate 24! and the top of thechute, whereby the operator may grasp the paper strip 2 l 2 tear it off, and then pull it out of the chute 242. The bottom and rear portions of this chute are supported between guides 245 (Fig. 5).

mrnanooir BETWEEN LI-STl'NGTA-PE .m-Arms A D MACHINERELEASING MECHANISM 'It is absolutely necessary that all of the individual listing tape frames be properly latched in their operating positions in the machinebefore the machine can be released for operation.

To make certain that all of the tape frames'are so lockedand that none of them are out of their normal positions,there is provided an interlocking mechanismjwhich will now be described. 7

Such mechanism is shown particularly in Figs.

8 and 10,, and a portion of it inFig. 5. A slide 250. having slots 25 .L is slidably mounted on pins the under side'of a finger 21-2 of a lever 213, pivotedon a stud 214,- supportedby one of the printer frames. A spring 215 normally maintains the under sideof the finger 21.2.in contact with the pin 21I.of the arm 21o.

The upper endof the lever 213 normally lies just-,tothe leftIof a flange 280 of a lever 28! mountedon a shaft 282 supportedbythemachine frames. .Qonnected to the lever 28f is a link 283, which isalso connected to an arm 284 secured t'ojashaft 285'supported by the machine frames. Also. secured 1 to .,the. shaft 285 is an arm 286 carrying apin 2 81. Freely mounted on the shaft 285 is an arm288, held by a spring 289 in contact with the pin 281. Pivoted to the arm 288 isa link 290, which is alsopivoted to. a plate 29] segil red to the previously-described key lock shaft The. arm 286hasa finger 2 92 contacting amachine cross bar 293 to hold the parts in their normalfpositions.v The above-described mechanism operates as follows: When the machine is released'in the manner previously described, the key lock shaft 1!, .is rocked clockwise (Fig.y8.),iwhereupon the link 290 rocksthe arm288 clockwisawhich, through the-pin 281 ,;rocks:the arm 28B.and the shaft 285 clockwise, causing the arm 28 4, through the, link 253, .to.;.rock the lever 28] clockwise, wherebyv the flange 280'is moved downwardly and'to the right of ,thelupper end. of the lever 213.'

The; above operation, of course, is assumin not be completely latched in position or be out of the machine, its associated arm 260 would be 'to the left of the position shown in Fig. 8, away from the pin 261. As soon as this occurs,. the spring 264 rocks the lever 262 clockwise, whereupon the pin 2B5 rocks the associated arm 266 and. shaft .261 counter-clockwise, thus rocking the arm 210 likewise and moving the pin 211 downwardly away from the under side of the finger 212:on the lever 213. As the pin 211 is moved downwardly, as just described, the spring 215, which is attached to the lever 213, as previously described, rocks said lever 213 clockwise, thus placing its upper end immediately. beneath the flange 280 of the lever 281, and consequently the lever 281 cannot be moved ina clockwise direction, whereupon the link 283, the arm 284, and the train of mechanism from this arm to the plate 291 are held in the normal positions, shown in Fig. 8, thuspreventing any clockwise movement of the shaft 1 I, which in turn prevents the machine from being released whenever any one of the individual tape frames is out of the machine or is not latched in its normal position in the machine to cause its associated arm. 260 to holdthepin261 and the lever 262 in the position shown in Fig. 8.

' CONTROL 'OF MACHINE RELEASE BY-T'HE INDIVIDUAL TAPES v Assuming that all of the individual tape frames arein their proper latched positions in the machine, each of the tapes, by means now to be de-. scribed, effects a control over the release of the machine, or, in other words, over the clockwise movement of the key lock shaft 11. i

--'As long as the tapes are all properly threaded in each of their'individual tape frames and the framesarein their normal'positions, the key lock shaft 11 can be-rocked clockwise to release the-machine. However, should .any one of the individual tapes 212 break or' should the paper supply roll run out, suchbreaking or exhaustion of the'strip 212 so controls the machine release mechanism that the shaft 11 cannot be rocked clockwise, and, therefore, .the machine cannot be released under those conditions.

The tape 212, after it comes from the supply roll, passes over a plate 301 (Figs. 5 and 8) supported by the tape frames 216 and .211. This plate has a hole 302, and, opposite the'hole and contacting the tape 212, is a flange 303, which is integral with the previously-described lever-256. This flange 303 is normally held against the tape 212in the position shown in Figs; 5, 6, and 8.

Should the tape break, the flange'303 enters the'hole 302, and the lever 256 is rocked counterclockwise. under 'thezpressure of the'spring 253,

causingithe flange lip, through the finger. 249, to" rock the lever 258 clockwise. :When this oc,-

curs; the arm 260 of the lever 258 is moved down.- wardly away from the pin 261 in the lever 262,.

and-consequently, the spring 264'rocks the lever 262 clockwisejwhich rocks the -arm 266, the shaft 261, and the arm 21-0 counter-clockwise, as'pre-' viously. described, thus lowering the pin 21!, whereuponithe spring 215 rocks the, lever .213

clockwiseyand positions its upper end directly beneathythe flange 280;onj th,e lever 23!, thus blocking. any, movement of thekey lock shaft ;1 1

very' desirable to have the :feelerflange 303 away:

frbm th'eitap'e" 212, 'to prevent-any friction.- l 1 The means for removing the feeling flange 303 from the tape 212 during the feeding of the tape comprises a pair of cams 304 and 355 (Fig. 6) secured to the printer drive shaft 202, which, it

will. be recalled, receives one clockwise rotation These shaft 263 is a plurality of fingers 319, one adapted to contact a pin 320 on each of the levers 256.

' The cams 304 and 305 are so timed that, during the time the individual tapes 212 are being fed,

the link 312 is moved to the right, thus rocking the arm 318, the shaft 253, and all of the arms 31!] counter-clockwise until the fingers 319 engage the pins 320 and rock all of the levers 256 clockwise to remove the feeling flanges 30-3 of these levers away from each of the several in-,

dividual tapes 212 during the time the tapes are fed. After the feeding has taken place, the cams 304 and 305 then restore the fingers 319 to the positions shown, whereupon the levers 256 again assume the positions shown in Figs. 5,6,

and a. t

I INDIVIDUAL TAPE FEE-DIN G MECHANISM As previously stated, the tape 212 is fed between the feed roll 235 and a tension roll 236. Pivoted on the rod 224 is an arm 333T carrying aspring-pressed feeding pawl 334 co-' operating with the ratchet 332. Connected to the arm 333 by a pin-and-slot connection 335 is a link 336 slidably supported by a slot 331 on a stud 338 carried by the individual tape frame 21.1. the right end wall of the slot 331 contacting the stud 333 when the parts are in their normal positions. A retaining pawl 340, supported by the frame 211, cooperates with the ratchet 332 to prevent any retrograde movement of the ratchet.

The link 333 carries a stud 341, adapted to be engaged by a slot 342 in the'forward end of a link 343, which is pivoted at 344 to an arm 345 fast on a shaft 346, and which shaft is supported by the printer frames 62. A link 341 (Fig. 2) connects the arm 345 to a bell crank 348 pivoted on the shaft 311;. The bell crank 348 carries rollers 350 and 351, which cooperate with plates 352 and 353, respectively, of a double plate cam secured to the printer drive shaft 202, which, as above described, makes one complete clockwise rotation during each operation of the'machine.

As above stated, the notch 342 of the, link 343 is normallydisconnected from the stud 341, but,. by means which will be hereinafter described,

when one ofthe individual listing tapes is selected for operation. the link 343 is permitted to rock counter-clockwise about its pivot 344, whereupon After such.

the notch 342 engages the stud 341. engagement and. during an-operation of the machine, the cams 352 and 353 rock the arms 345 when'the notch 342 of the link 343 is engaging the stud 341, and, during an operation of the" machine,- the cams 352 and 353 rock the arm 345 first: clockwise and then counter-clockwise to normal position. Such clockwise movement of the arm 345 draws the link 336 to the right (Fig; 5) which rocks the arm 333 and causes the pawl 334' to turn the. ratchet 332 and the feed roll 235 to feed thefllistingtape 212 after. the. printing has taken place thereon. Such printing onlthe; tape 212 is accomplished by means .of type wheels A spring 339 holds the link 336 with for operation at a ina'fter described, one of the tapes will be printed upon and which the selected tape 2 12.

There is only one pair of cams 352 and 353,

one bell crank 348, and one link 341 for all of 7 the individual tapes 2l2. However, there is an arm 345 associated with each of the listing, tapes 212 in the machine.

As only one of the listing tapes 212 is selected time, in a manner to be here'- it is necessary to select which one of the tape feeding mechanisms will be operated for each operation of the machine.

"When the particular tape is selected, the link 343 is rocked counter-clockwise, as above men tioned, by means of an arm 358, which is selectively controlled to rock in a counter-clockwise direction. This arm 356 carries a stud 351. engaging a slot 358 in the link 343, thus rocking the link 343 counter-clockwise to engage its notch 342 with the stud 34L 7 r The arm 356 is pivoted on a shaft 359, supported by the therewith a hub 368 (Figs. 5 and '7), to which hub is also secured an arm 36!. The arm 361 has a finger 3'82, normally held against a pin 393 of an arm 364 (Fig. 2) secured 359. There is an arm 356, 36l, and 364 associated with each of the individual tape units.

In the normal positions of the parts, thepin 363, by its contact with the finger 362, holds the arms 361 and 358 in the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 5, whereby the pin 351 holds the notch 342 in the link 343 disengaged from the stud 341 in the tape feeding link 336; 7

At the proper time during the operation of the machine, the shaft 359 and .the arms 364 secured thereto are rocked'first in a counter-clockwise direction and then clockwise to their normal positions. Upon counter-clockwise movement of the shaft 359 and the arms 364, the arms 356 are, by means to be hereinafter described, selectively rocked ina counter-clockwise direction by springs 365, due to the fact that the pins 363 are moved away from the fingers 332. This selecting means will be hereinafter described. The means for rocking'the shaft 359 in the manner above described will now be explained. V

V Secured to the shaft 359(Fig. 4) is'an arm 316 connected by a link 31l to a bell crank 312, which carries rollers 313 and 314, which cooperate with plates 315 and 316 of a double plate cam secured to the printer drive shaft 282.

Clockwise movement of this shaft and the cams V 315 and 316, through the mechanism just described, causes the arm 313, and consequently the shaft 359 and the arms 364, to be rocked first counter-clockwise to release the pins 363 from the fingers 362, and then clockwise to normal position to restore the parts to normal positions. INDIVIDUAL TAPE IMP-REssroNMEANs 'I'hereis associated with each of the individual listing tapes a group of type wheels 355, which have been previously described. These .type wheels, as above mentioned,v are setby the internal gear drive mechanism through the gears I44, exactly as illustrated and described in the previously-mentioned Kreider United States patent.

printer frames, and has integral to the shaft,

There are also associated with'each of the indi vidual listing tapes a printing hammer and mechanism for operating. and controlling thesehammers.

For each of the individual listingtapes there is an impression hammer38l (Figs. 5 and '1) pivoted on a rod 382 supported by the printerv frames 62. Connected to the hammer 381 by a link 383 is a lever 384 pivoted on the previously described shaft 263. The lever 384 has a finger 385 normally held against the printerframe tie bar 66 by the weight'oi the hammer to hold the hammer in its normal position, and in such position the hammer 381 is'below the rolls' 234 of the. tape frame, so as not to interfere with the removal of said frame. This lever 384 carries a stud 386 adapted to cooperate with a notch 381 in alink 388 pivoted to an arm 389 secured to the previously-described shaft 3| I. There are a lever 384, a link 383, and an arm 389 for: each of the hammers 381.

To cause the hammers 38-! to print on the individual listing tapes, the arms 389' are rocked first clockwise and then counter-clockwise by means of a bell crank "396 (Fig. 5) carrying rollers 39! and 392 cooperating with plates 393 and 394 of a double plate cam secured to the printer drive shaft 202.

The cams 393 and 394, through the bell crank 399, rock the arms 389 first clockwise and then counter-clockwise to normal, position. Prior to v such movement of the arms 389, a finger 391' on eachof the arms 3l9 (Fig. 6) as they are rocked counter-clockwise, as previously described, con}- tacts a pin 398 on their associated: arms 384 and rocks said arms counter-clockwise to move the pins 386 beneath the notches 381' of the links 388,

and, after said pins have been so positioned, the

selected one of the links 388. is rocked counter clockwise about itspivot connection onthe arm 389, whereupon the notch 381' engages'the stud 386, so that, upon clockwise movement of the arm 389 to its normal position, the lever 384 is rocked counter-clockwise, causing thelink 383'to rock the hammer 381 clockwise to take an impression, from the type wheels 355, on the selected individual listing tape 2l2. After printing, fingers. 399 on the arms 319 restore the arms 384 to nor? mal positions, shown in Fig- 5. 1 Connected to each of the links 388 is a. link: 395, which is connected to its associated arm 361:, which, according to the description previously given, is rocked in a counter-clockwise direction, by its associated spring 365, when the stud 363 is moved away. from the finger 362. The rocking of this arm 36I is selectively controlled by means to be hereinafterdescribed, so thationly the 1ink'388, which is selected to print on the individual selected listing tape '2'l2,is' lowered to engage its stud 386;

Should a tape 2l2 roll become exhausted after the machine has been released and'before the impression hammer 381 is operated, a flange 395 ,(Fig. 9) ismoved beneath a surface396 on the arm 356 when the lever 262 is rocked, in a manner previously de-- scribed, thus preventing any counter clockwise movement of the arm 356 and its connected arm 36!. Therefore, under such conditions, ahame mer cannot be selected and a tape-feeding means cannot be selected.

INDIVIDUAL TAPE SELECTING Means The means for selecting which of the ten indie; v

breaker should the supply I 21 i' shown diagrammatically in Fig;1.- There is also a plurality of manually differentially-adjustable means adapted, when adjusted to certain positions', to vary the control of/ the selection of the individual tapes under control of the keys of rows I, 2,=-3, and 4. I

In order to select one of the individual listing tapes for operation, it is necessary to select the hammer associated with that particular strip and also the; feeding mechanism for that particular tri -.-'I'hereiore, since there are ten individual listing, tapes, there are ten hammers and ten feeding mechanisms for those tapes, one hammer andone feeding mechanism associated with each of the a es. V

To control such selection of the individual listing tapes, there are provided in the machine ten groups of notched selecting plates opdisks, which are adapted to be differentially positioned under control of the keysoi rows I,-2, 3, and 4, and also, to vary the control from these four banks of keys, there are provided two extra plates in each of the groups, ;The se extra plates are adapted to be differentially, positioned under control of the plurality of'manually differentially adjustable members mentioned above, which will be hereinafter described The. ten groups' 'of selecting plates for'theten individual listing tapes are shown diagrammatically 'inFig. 15; and above each'group oi platesiis indicated the listing tape number" which "that group controls. Some of the groups "have six" control plates, and others of the groups have only five'c'ontrol plates, as is clearly indicated in the diagrammatic figure (Fig; '15) and aIso'in the chart (Fig. 16). These plates are all setby means of 11 an 'internal external g'eai' drive mechanism of the type shown'in the above-mentionedKre ider patent. j-

' The drive for the internal-external gear'me'ch anism-isshow-n'in- Fig. 3 in connection with the keys 'I80f row 3; 'Sin'ce the'drive'from thedifferential to the internal-externalgear mechanism for the other rows of gearsthat is, rows I, 2; and 4+is substantially: identical with that shown in Fig- 3 forsrow 3. a description of thisone dr'ive from the differential to the internal-externalgear, mechanism Willsuirlce forall: r 22:

. Sin-ce the shaft I38 and the segment 196: are

differentially. positioned by the differential meche es-twee f=. 15. e meshing Withaninternal external gearfilfi. I This gear drives a' All, secured to, a square; shaft IIIig-J This gear drives a pinion M1, secured to a square fshaft It, also secured to theshaft M8 is, aiseriesiof nhi ions; @I 1,; which drive. l ears, not shown, but: like the gear M6, associated; Withcachof the;se=;

lectingplates #2 (Fig' 15),;associated with eac o the ten individual listingtapesa In,- this manner, when the #2 selectin plate for one} tape is selected, all of the #2 plates foreach of the other plates areysimultaneously selected:

and difierentially positioned according to thekey I8 in row 3 which has been depressed; a

In Fig. 3 there are shown shafts 420, 42I,. 43. and -424,, which are differentially positioned by; means of internal-external gears I I Band pinions 4111 underjcontrol of rows I,. 3,,and Land the.

. 421 of the feeler l fli then, whenthe shaft is,

two i manually differentially adjustable means to. be laterydescribed, respectively; .Thus', all of the platesyshown diagrammaticallyiin Fig; 15 are-difr; ferentially, positioned according to --;the. ,keys in rows lsto ,4 whichare depressedv and according. to the manuaLpositioning of the manually diifer-V; entially adjustable means. j :4. The selecting plates in Fig. 15-'are numbered. according to the plates whichicooperatewith the various .tapes' and hammers, .shown' on the chart in Fig. 16. -.l. I

Each plate has definite positions designated A0 to A9. inclusive-J and BI] to B9 inclusive. in which positions notches are adapted to becut for the t nets selections. 1 The "plate I shown at the leit an d at the bottom of lFfigl. 16,. has positions to have ,notches;cut therein positions Bil to B5only,.hecauSethereare only five keys and a zero positionin row I." This is the diagrammatic form of the plate shownfor plate# I, un-

der control of thekeysin row I.

The previously-described l hown in Fig. '7,- has afinger 425, which is normally open I site theB'll position on plate #I. Pivotedon the previouslyedescrib'ed arm 356 which, it will he remembered, is rigi'd with the am B61, is a felen Q26 (Figs. 5 and 16)]h'avingla finger 421', which is: normally..opposite the B0 ,position in' all of the plates 2, 3',-I 4, pgaadga; and} another finger 428, whichisfnorm'ally opposite the A0 position inall' oft'he,plates 2,;3,f4,"Land 8. s I fAfter the plates I, 2, a, j4, 1, arid-a have been d f ferentiallyset'an'd thereis a notch opposite the f nger 425 ofthearm 3M and also of the fingerrocked counter clockwise in the mannerpre 1y described, liothvof the arms 3 5. 6 and 'SII wi'll, e knewwea g;sw m-i ea e lei. w e

thihe 5W 3 t e h mmeiopra n l 15 3 85. Ther efore such link 336 will fjeedthe ass ci ated in di i ual' listing tap 2 l 2, and the r t ciated hamm r 38 I1, willhe operated to make a leg-;

ible, impression on s: eh selected tape] from n .pzfid "as. th zero position of row 2 control the plates #2; sses-m s; with; le s 9 the; in vidua stin a s-.2 2, 1 ico ne ti nw h e at h c i controlled by the keys-of row I, it will be noted, eiia hfitee i -a n ch the 0, BI, 3 B4, Bi- 1. and; BB; positions of all oi the: plates associated ith he. 1 5 1155 1195 2. 121,; Plate: 3,: sso i ed: wi h tapes gNos l, ,to ,5, hasa notchcut in the A D tion for: tapelitll" and the All."position'fontapesJ toil and on .the B side a notch in. the; 831116; and 5 positions, in connection with the tapes andr5,respectively.- The group of plates #4,--which are controlled by.row 4, are associated only with the' tapes Nos. 2 to-Io -i-nclus-ivew On theAiside or: each df ithe fcontrol' plates,:'there"is 1a notchin" the I I to E: 9 :POSitiOHS, respectively, 'of these nine plates;

and 'ori'theiB side of th'e'isamei nine plates thereis a lnotchain -the' 0' positions :or the four plates-i as sociated with the tapes 2 to 5 inclusiveg'and-in-the 'l, i8;,i 'andl9 positions Jof'th'e plates associated-With thetapessfl, 9;andr'l0,-'respectively. i.

5 1 From the abovedescriptionit can be seen that; should :the operator desire .to select the individual pe; assiiciated. WithE'the local. bank; #fi w'hichiis onikey; f# I Q inthe :ninth" position of.j,roW3#3-,a a

, I asshown in Fig-13:); U

F rom theabove descriptionrit canbe seenithatf whenever the knurled. diiierentially adjustable wheel 442 is:aidillSted.'..frOm .JitSE3110.1305111011 170 any of its: otherlpositions' 1 to.5, :the:.racl448 #3,=which. as above described, are controlled by the keys 18 of this row 3.. Since no other keys side thereof, the feelerx428 will be permitted to enter the notch #9 in plate #3. Therefore, the tape #I or the. tape which is selected by the key it I in the ninth position of row 3 will be fed and will have a printed impression made thereon from the hammer 33! "associated with this particular individual tape 2l2.

coNmRoL'oFtNDIv-IDUnL TAPE SELECTING MEANS 1 T0 VARY THE SELECTION THERE-0F Normally, the key 1 in the ninth position of row 3 and the keys Ill to la in the ninth "to first positions of row 4 select the ten individual listing tapes; that is, these 'keys\ pick out which. tapeis to beselected, depending upon thekey which is depressed. i I 7 7 'It is very often desirable to change this selection so as to have other'keys control the selection of the individual tapes.

In other words, there is a means, which will 4 select 'the individual tapes; and still another condition whereby key #1 in row 3 and all of'the keys in row 4 control the selection of the individual tapes.

The means for varying'the control-of the individualtapes by the keys in rows3 and 4 will now be described. This means is shown'in ,Figs. 1 and 13 and includes the following mechanism.

: Mounted on a stud 44l .carried by the. printer frame IiZ'is a manually difierentially adjustable knurled wheel 442 having a hub on which are engraved the characters 0 to 5,... Secured to the hub 443 is a gear 444 meshing'witha gear 445 mounted on a stud' 446 carried by the printer frame 62. Secured to the gear 445 is a gear '441,

which meshes with a-rack 448 slidablyjmounted f on rolls 449. and 4'50 carried by rods-:45] and 452. respectively. v

' Sp'acing andgu'iding disks-453 (Figs. 12 and I3) 1 are mounted on each side of thej gear 441 on the} 1 rod 446, to keep the rack- 448 inproper-f alinement with the gear 441.-- The rack 448 meshes with an internal-external gear 460, which-drivesz a pinion46 l on the previously mentioned square shaft 423, which, as previously mentioned, drives carriedyby the printer frame; The 'notches'inthe 1 disk 462 are so shaped that-the pawl .4B3clicks over the teeth whenever the rack ,448iisiadjusted either iorwardlaor backward-(to the letttorcrightwillfbeli-kewise .adj usted, and, through :the inter:

of the individual listing tapes.

. When the .diiierentia'lly adjustablewheels442 and 465 are set 'or' moved-into other-positions 24 plates #1 (Fi 15) associated with each of- -the ten individual 'listing'tapes.

Selecting notches in the above-mentioned 'se-- lecting plates #1 are cut in the positions indicated in the chart in Fig. 16, in both the A and the- B selecting positions. For example, the plate #1 associated with the-#I tape has notches cut in the 0, l, 2, 3, and 4 positions on the A side} but has no notches cut in the B positions of this plate. This cutting of the notches in the plate #1, associated with the tape #l indicates that,'- when the knurled wheel 442 is set in the 0, l, 2, 3, or 4 positions, and the notches inthe other plates Nos. 2, 3, and 8,-to be described, are in positions whereby the finger 428 '(Fig.'=16) can-enterthe notches in the plates 2, 3, 1, and 8, then the #l tape will be selected for operation. a

In connection with the plate #1 associated with tape #5, it will be noticed that there-are notches on the A side in the 0, i, 2, and 3 posi tions, and a notch on the B side in the 4 position This means, of'course, that, if the knurled wheel 442 is setin the 4 position and the other plates Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 are set so'that notches are opposite the finger 421, the #5 individual tape will be selected for operation.

Mounted adjacent the knurled wheel 442 i another manually 'diiierentially adjustable knurled wheel 465, having a hub 466, on which are engraved the characters 0 to 5, like those engraved on the hub 443 of the wheel 442. Secured to the hub 466 is a gear 461, meshing with a ear 468, having secured to the side thereof a gear 469, which meshes with .a rack 41!] slidably mounted on rolls, not shown but .like the rolls 449 and 4513 for the rack 448. Spacing disks41l oneach side of the gear 469 are used to keep the rack 410 in alinement with the gear 469. The rack :10 an}; meshes with a, gear 412, which drives a pinion (not shown) on the previously-described square shaft 424, to which shaft aresecured all .oi-the; pinions to operate the tape 'selecting plates #8 in each of the groups of plates shown diagrammatically in Fig. 15. Secured to the gear 4121s a notched aliner plate 413, with which cooperates a spring-pressed pawl 41-4 to keepfthe :parts properalinement. I

There are ten of these selecting plates-#3, as shown in Fig. 15, one being associated with each These selecting plates have notches in the "positions as shown in the diagram .in Fig. 16,: to alter the control of the selectionof the tapes I to Illunder controlof the keys in rows .I to 4, according to the posltions in which the notches are cut in "these plates #9. F

It has been previouslydescribedhowthekeys 11,18, and 19 and the keys inrow-l controltheF individual listing tapes selection of the various Nos i to; H).

setzin-their zero positions l from "the i zeroi positions, they alter the control of the selection-of the individual listing tapes lv :toJzll according. .to :the positions into which the respective selecting plates Nos. 1 and B -are setunder control of :the "echanism shown "in Figs?- l2;andil3. 1

V wnenbom .oi the that 44 2 andf eas mittheirzero 'positionsfith'en key #i of row-Sand keys .Nos; t8 to. 1-0 of 'row 4 select tapes Noss' l 25 to I0, respectively. This is in accordance with the notches cut in the positions shown in the chartinIi'ig. 16. I I

As the manually differentially adjustable wheels 442 and 465 are moved into the various positions, they vary the selection of 'the tapes I to II), or, in other words, they change the control of the selection of these tapes fromthe keys in row 3 and row 4, according to the notches cut in the positions of various plates Nos. I to 4 and I and 8, in each of the groups of plates shown diagrammatically in Fig. 15, there being, as above mentioned, one group of plates associated with each of the individual listing tapes.

With the wheel 465 in its zero position .and the wheel 442 moved into its I position, then keys Nos I and. 2 of row 3 and keys I! to I select tapes I to II], respectively.

With wheel 465 in its zero position and wheel 442 moved into No. 2 position, then keys I., 2, and 3 of row 3 and keys I 6 to II] select tapes I to lflyrespectively. With wheel 465 in zero position and wheel 442 moved into its 3 position, thenkeys I, .2, 3, and 4 of row 3 and keys I5 to III select tapes I to I0, respectively.

With wheel 465 in zero position and wheel 442 moved into its 4 position, then keys I to 5 of row "3 and keys I4 to II! of row 4 select tapesl to wheel 442 in its 5 position.

The same selection of tapes by the keys in rows 3 and 4 (above mentioned) applies when the Wheel 465 is sitting in its 0, I, or 2 position,

- and the wheel 442 is moved into its I to *5 positions, respectively.

When wheel 465 is moved into its 3 position and wheel 442 is in its 5 position, then key No. II] of row 4 selects No. II] tape, and tapes I to 9 are'disabled, In other words, the selectivity of keys I of row 3 and I8 to II of row 4'is rendered ineffective.

With the wheel 465 in the 4 position and wheel 442 in its 5 position, then keys I0 and II of roW 4 select tapes I0 and 9, respectively, and tapes I to 8 are disabled; thatis, they are not selected because the control of the keys I and 2 in row 3 and I8 to I2 in row 4 is rendered inefiective.

When the wheel 465 is in its 5 position and the wheel 442 is in its 5 position, then keys II, I2, and I3 of row 4 select tapes II], '9, and 8, respectively, and tapes I to I are disabled-that is, they are not selected by the other keys of rows 3 and 4-because the particular setting of the wheels 465 and 442 has rendered the selection of the tapes under the control of those other keys effective.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one specific form or embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various other forms.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of machine operating means; a plurality of insertable record strip carriers; recording means relating to each carrier for making records on the strip carried thereby; actuating means operated by the machine operating means for causing the operation of the various recording means; a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said recording means for one or anotherof said record strips combination of machine operating means; a

plurality of insertable record strip carriers; .recording means relating to each carrier for making records on the strip carried thereby; actuating means operated by the machine operating means for causing the operation of the various recording means; a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said recording means for one or another of said record strips operable by said actuating means; and a. plurality of manually differentially adjustable means adapted to render ineffective theselectivity of all but one of said manipulative devices when one of said adjustable means is 'adjusted to a certain position and another of said adjustable means is adjusted to a certain position. 3. In a machine of the class described, .the combination of machine operating means; a plurality of insertable record strip carriers; recording means relating to each carrier for making records on the strip carriedthereby; actuating means operated by the machine operating means for causing the operation of the various recording means; a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said recording means for one or another of said record strips operable by said actuating means; and a plurality of .manually differentially adjustable means adapted to render ineffective the selectivity of all but two of said manipulative devices, when one of said adjustable means is adjusted to a certain position, and another of said adjustable means is adjusted to. a certain po sition.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of machine operating. means; a

' plurality of insertable record strip carriers; re-

cording means relating to each carrier -for making records on the record strip carried thereby; actuating means operated by the machine operating means for causing the operation of the various recording means; a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said recording means for one or another of said recordstrips operable by said actuating means; and a plurality of manually differentially adjustable means adapted to render ineffective the selectivity of all but three of said manipulative devices, when one of said adjustable means is'adjusted to a certain position and another of said adjustable means is adjusted to a certain position.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of machine operating means; a plurality of insertable record strip carriers; recording means relating to each carrier for making records on the strip carried thereby; actuating means operated by the machine operating means for causing the operation of the various recording means; a plurality of manipulative devices for selectively rendering said recording means for one or another of said record strips operable by said actuating means; and a plurality of man- 

